AirAsia jet's French co-pilot 'dreamed' of flyingThe sister of Remi Plesel, the French co-pilot of the AirAsia jet believed to have crashed into the sea with 162 people on board, paid tribute on Monday to an "excellent" pilot who had dreamed of flying as a boy.more

France’s centre-Right parties have grabbed back control of the second house of parliament, the Senate, after three years with a Left majority – but the big talking point for most was the Front National winning two seats for the first time.more

The riots in Sweden that broke out in May shocked the world. Sweden was the last place most people expected scenes of this kind. More community police officers are needed, a minister says, officers like Togo-born Rissa Seidou who know the area and its residents.

The future site for the United Kingdom's first national Black Heritage Centre in the heart of Brixton, was dedicated in June. The centre will promote a greater understanding and enjoyment of Britain's Black cultural heritage when it opens, officals say.

A work-in-progress documentary Black Russians: The Red Experience, examines the lives of Black American professionals who left their homeland for the Soviet Union in search of an ideal and saw Stalinist Russia as a promised land.

For much of the last year, Italian filmmaker Fred Kuwornu has been on the road with his movie "18 Ius Soli" to raise awareness of the law which forces the Italian-born children of immigrants to apply for citizenship at 18.

An EXCLUSIVE interview with UK Member of Parliament, David Lammy, who represents the London area where riots sparked last July. Topics include problems facing people of colour in his area and the possibility of a black Prime Minister in his lifetime.

Rapper and activist Fofo Adom'Megaa aka Rost worked closely with French president Francois Hollande to make sure his party didn't forget about people on the country's housing estates. His exclusive interview here.

The slave trade once made the people of Nantes rich, but the French city covered up its dark history for decades. It recently erected a memorial to the victims in a project believed to be the first of its kind in Europe.

French activist and media personality Rokhaya Diallo, 33, is a new force in the country's media. She is also the creator of Les Indivisibles (The Indivisible), an organization which uses humour to fight racism. Each year it presents its annual Y'a Bon Awards, which highlights the most racist statements of the year.

Northern Ireland's black community is coming into its own. Though modest in numbers, members are building networks to address everything from unemployment to health issues to finding a place in the wider society.

The multicultural neighborhood, the Bijlmermeer in Amsterdam, is not only well known for its 100 plus nationalities but also for its gun battles and high unemployment rate. Now officials and residents hope a recent major overhaul will bring stability and prosperity to the area.

Patras,Greece, is a Port City and major transit point for hundreds of migrants from across Africa and Asia into Europe. Mojahed from Sudan arrived here a few months ago after escaping the violence in his native Darfur. Watch his harrowing story of life on the streets.

When black French businessman Alain Dolium ran as the top candidate for centrist Democratic Movement Party in 2010, he drew comparisons to U.S. President Barack Obama. Though he did not win, Dolium has emerged as a new force in French politics.

Ricardo Lumengo made history on Oct. 21 2007 when he was elected Switzerland's first-ever national parliamentarian of African origin. Since then, the lawyer has been transformed into a prominent public figure in the Alpine country.

Despite recent racial unrest in Italy, African communities continue to forge ties in the ‘bel paese.' Many West Africans are making the multicultural area around Viale Gramsci in Modena, northern Italy home.

The constant fear of being attacked in the street or anywhere has become a way of life among Africans living in Russia - the majority of the attacks are racial motivated. "Street Life Moscow: Strange Land, An African in Russia" examines the lives of those who face the problem.

He's been called the new face of France's Socialist party. Ali Soumaré continues to be a force in politics, running mayor in the Paris suburbs in 2013, after helping to lead his party to victory against the ruling Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) in 2010.

African migrant workers rioted in the Italian town of Rosarno in Calabria, after two of them were shot with airguns. This Médecins Sans Frontières video, shot in Rosarno in December 2009, lifts the curtain on their deplorable living and working conditions.